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700 prisoners still absconding: IG Prisons

Observer Online Report

The number of prisoners in jail has risen sharply to 65,000 from 50,000 after August 5. "A total of 69 prisons ...

Our prisoners deserve proper treatment for mental, ethical reforms

Tareq Abedin Siraji

Imprisonment is the most used punishment procedure in the Bangladesh criminal justice system. It has been observed that there are ...

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of obstructing prisoner of war swaps

MOSCOW, Nov 3: Kyiv called on Moscow on Sunday to provide a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war ready for ...

Escaped prisoner arrested in Kushtia

KUSHTIA, Sept 7: An escaped prisoner of the Daulatpur jail in Kushtia was arrested on Saturday morning.The arrestee is Abdur ...

Escaped prisoner arrested in Kushtia

Observer Online Report

An escaped prisoner of the Daulatpur jail has been arrested in Kushtia. The arrested man is Abdur Razzak, 47, son of ...

Two escaped prisoners arrested in Sherpur

Observer Online Desk

Two escaped prisoners of the Sherpur jail were arrested on Thursday night.The arrestees are Solim Uddin Soli, 70, son of ...

Russia, Ukraine exchange 230 prisoners of war

KYIV, Aug 24: Russia and Ukraine announced Saturday they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks ...

22 prisoners injured as clash breaks out in Gazipur jail

Countryside Desk

At least 22 inmates were injured after some prisoners of Gazipur District Jail tried to revolt on Thursday.They set the ...

40 prisoners escape from Kushtia jail

Countryside Desk

At least 40 prisoners fled from the Kushtia District Jail on Wednesday noon.Kushtia District Commissioner Ehtasham Reza said that several ...

22 prisoners injured as clash breaks out at Gazipur jail

Observer Online Report

At least 22 inmates were injured after some prisoners of Gazipur district jail tried to revolt on Thursday.They set the ...

Mass prisoner escape

Kashimpur jail superintendent withdrawn

Observer Online Report

The superintendent of Kashimpur High-Security Central Jail Subrata Kumar Bala has been withdrawn due to his failure to maintain security ...

Kashimpur Jail Break

Six inmates killed as 209 prisoners escape in Gazipur

Our Correspondent

GAZIPUR, Aug 7: As many as 209 inmates have reportedly escaped from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur. The escape attempt resulted ...

Trump congratulates Putin on 'great deal' on prisoner exchange

NEW YORK, August 4: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has congratulated Russian leader Vladimir Putin on a prisoner swap ...

US prisoners land in Texas after huge swap with Russia

SAN ANTONIO, Aug 2: Journalist Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans touched down in Texas on Friday for medical checks, ...

Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal

Observer online desk

Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted ...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels freed over 100 war prisoners: Red Cross

Observer Online Desk

The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Sunday released more than 100 war prisoners linked to the countryâ€™s long-running conflict, ...

'Unprecedented' hunt for escaped French prisoner

Observer Online Desk

An "unprecedented" manhunt is taking place in northern France for a prisoner who escaped during a deadly ambush, reports BBC.Mohamed ...

SC stays HC verdict on condemned cell prisoners

Observer Online Report

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday stayed the recent High Court order that said the death ...

Sri Lanka frees hundreds of prisoners to mark New Year

Observer Online Desk

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe granted amnesty to nearly 800 convicts to mark the traditional Sinhala and Tamil New Year ...

Hamas presents ceasefire proposal detailing exchange of hostages, prisoners

DUBAI, Mar 15: Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US which includes the release of ...

No political prisoners, only BNP activists in jail: Home Minister

Observer Online Report

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said that there are no political prisoners in country's jail and those who are imprisoned are ...

Two under-trial prisoners die in Dhaka Central Jail

Observer Online Report

Two under-trial prisoners have died at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj near the capital.Prison Sang Ma, 30, and Shamsad Ali ...

BNP calls for intl probe into alleged killings of political prisoners in jail

Staff Correspondent

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Friday that, "In the last three months, the Awami League ...

157 foreign prisoners awaiting repatriation: Report

Staff Correspondent

In a report the prison authorities said at least 157 foreign prisoners are awaiting repatriation after serving their sentences for ...